Two Posts, One Week. Unheard Of!

Wow. I have time AND motivation to write more than once this month (let alone WEEK). Bully for me ;) Of course this also means....I'm bored. Mainly, due to the fact I have almost no appointments this week (boo) and Bubby is out for at least this week. It's so not easy to watch everyone else ride their horses and keep progressing and we're at a standstill. UGH. It SUCKS!! And trying to ride the lesson horses just isn't doing it for me. There is a reason Bubby and I work so well together. Me, picky? Ya think?? ;D
I decided a couple of the lesson horses need some schooling....and it turns out I have no motivation, haha. I did ride Amigo Monday. He's a halflinger/paint cross. Insert *pain in the ass* He's an athletic bugger but the attitude annoys me. Granted, Bubby has the standardbred 'tude but that I least I can work with. Amigo has the draft/pony attitude. Work is definitely a four-letter word for him. And I miss the standardbred powerful trot. Everything else is so puny, haha. After a rather frustrating, looonnngggg warm up, he was listening fairly well. His conformation is pretty opposite compared to Bubby...this I sometimes forget. This is the same problem I ran into when I started training Bubby with Amanda. However, I appreciate my horse even more so now. Here's hoping my little workaholic is back soon. He looks from the gate at me when Darryl comes in for his lessons :( Poor boy.
Speaking of the Ol' man, he was fantastic tonight for Christina. He's been chipping his fences and riding rather blah lately. We've been working over trot poles, cantering sets and working over small verticals. Tonight he was quite the happy camper after a few days of work in a row :) And Christina finally figured him out over his fences. WooHoo! I'm feeling good about thier show this weekend :D
Oh, and I'm peeling like crazy from this past weekend. Worth it? Totally. Leaving the house anytime soon? Eh, not so much :P
Until next time!!

Two Words: Puncture. Wound.

I love my horse, I love my horse, I love my horse. I, however, DO NOT like the $575 vet bill that came with the puncture wound last week. Ugh. I suppose we were over due for an accident. Butthead :P Of course, I was away the day he got the puncture. I was helping my college roommate trailer her filly down to Chincoteague for training and was having quite a good time off. Then I received a text from the barn manager. Bubby came in with a bump on his jaw, swollen, hot, what should she do. So I had her hose it and see if it would help. It seemend to and Tuesday the swelling was almost gone. I was trying to catch up on sleep Wednesday when the phone rang. Bubby couldn't eat and his jaw was swollen. I get to the barn and see that he isn't terribly comfortable and he couldn't complete the chewing cycle/phase. So our vet came out a few hours later and determined it was indeed a puncture. Looks like he put his head somewhere it shouldn't have been. *SHOCKING* He cleaned it up and gave us a round of meds and bute, and topical ointment. He also got a penicilin shot and banamine that morning. UGH. Needless to say, I didn't sleep much last week. I held myself together but I was beyond worried. Any number of things can and could happen. As it is, his WBC count is elevated AND the flora in the wound doesn't react to SMZs ($50 down the drain). Good news; he is doing well. Good attitude, good appetite (except for one morning I ran to the barn because SOMEONE got overly ambitious over breakfast) and it seems to be healing very well. *knock on wood* this continues! Oh, and did I mention Darryl also refused to eat when Bubby couldn't? Oy boys, really??
Needless to say, our exercise routine has been nixed until further notice. And he was going sooooo well. Damn it. And I've realized after riding one of the lesson horses, I really miss my horse. His attitude, his work ethic, his athleticism, EVERYTHING! Maybe next week?? Maybe?? Please?!
On a positive note, this past weekend was a BLAST. Scottish Games with Albannach (practically in my backyard!) Saturday and then Chambersburg that night with graduation on Sunday. It was awesome.
Well, off to (hopefully) FINALLY get some sleep. Until next time!

*Insert Witty Albeit Lame Excuse*

Ah, blog. How have you been? Oy. Everytime I tell myself that I WILL write this regularly, it simply never happens >P Anyway, the last few, uhh, weeks(?) have been interesting. I suppose in a good way, haha. I seem to have taken on a one-child-falss-off per week quota, joy of all joys. Ugh. Nothing like ruining a kids confidence and tears to make you reavaluate how good of an instructor you are. However, this weeks lessons have started out very well. Maybe a good omen for the rest of the week, eh? Maybe?...Here's hoping.
I FINALLY have Bubby in some regular work. WooHoo! My little workaholic :) We are still having some stiffness issues but he's getting better every ride. the chiropractor (yes, a horse one) is coming out in a few weeks and as long as I have the funds (think vet bill times 2), he will be seeing Dr. Patty. I love watching her work and see her all the time when sedation is needed for some dental clients. Is it a lot of money, yes. Will it be worth it, absolutely. What she mainly does is evaluate and readjusts them, then gives you feedback on where they are stiff or uncomfortable and excersises to do with them. And she's not pushy about having to come back! Lord knows I cannot afford to do this too many times a year....like once, haha. His dressage is going to well AND he is in a couple lessons that i know are taxing his back but he is being really good. Why not pay him back? :)
Darryl and Christina are gearing up for their first Elementary event at Olde Hope in a few weeks. I am cautiously hopeful for them. The heat bogs him down and the trailering always gets him excited, which in turn wears him out. Oy vey. I know he can jump the course but all the factors worry me. I don't want them to have a bad show and I don't want him getting hurt due to fatigue. So, the next few weeks we are going to the push the jumping limit. It was my fault we didn't jump as much as they should have before the first show. He jumps so well, I just didn't think about his old man stamina in it all. Ugh. Onward to remedy that!
Oh, have I mentioned the dental is busy as all get out. Not that I'm complaing...totally, haha. I like the work, I like to work...May need a weekend of no work soon though. As a good friend recently told me (in good humor of course), I have a rather disgruntled personality. Fine, I accept that. But I am NOT normally this short fused and annoyed with this many people. My patience is not what it normally is. Aaannnddd the horses know it of course. Hopefully next weekend will be that weekend. Scottish Games on Saturday, Wilson commencement on Sunday...may just ask for Monday off too...we shall see.
Til next time!